Proofreading Warm-up

1. Proofreading Warm-up Item 1 The poets Siegfried Sassoon and Wilfred Owen thought that war itself was a kind of a dehumanizeing zone Corrected The poets Siegfried Sassoon and Wilfred Owen thought that war itself was a kind of dehumanizing zone. [a deleted]

2. Proofreading Warm-up Item 2 Siegfried Sassoon distinguished himself in battle, in fact he was awardded a medal for bravery under fire Corrected Siegfried Sassoon distinguished himself in battle; in fact, he was awarded a medal for bravery under fire.

3. Proofreading Warm-up Item 3 The word bittersweet is an example of oxymoron can you think of any others Corrected The word bittersweet is an example of oxymoron. Can you think of any others?

4. Proofreading Warm-up Item 4 t s eliot who was born in St Louis Missouri had a vast influence, as a poet. Corrected T. S. Eliot, who was born in St. Louis, Missouri, had a vast influence as a poet. [comma after influence deleted]

5. Proofreading Warm-up Item 5 Elie Wiesel, a romanian jew survived german concentration camps during world war II. Corrected Elie Wiesel, a Romanian Jew, survived German concentration camps during World War II.

6. Proofreading Warm-up Item 6 his parents and a sister, however died in the camps Corrected His parents and a sister, however, died in the camps.

7. Proofreading Warm-up Item 7 Ben Okri grew up in nigeria but he latter moves to london Corrected Ben Okri grew up in Nigeria, but he later moved to London.

8. Proofreading Warm-up Item 8 Whom do you think wrote the poem The Second Coming asked Mr San Miguel. Corrected “Who do you think wrote the poem ‘The Second Coming’?” asked Mr. San Miguel.

9. Proofreading Warm-up Item 9 Did you know Priscilla that Yeats used alliteration to try and soothe the reader. Corrected Did you know, Priscilla, that Yeats used alliteration to try to soothe the reader?

10. Proofreading Warm-up Item 10 Whose going to read the poem The lake isle of innisfree in class on wednesday Corrected Who’s going to read the poem “The Lake Isle of Innisfree” in class on Wednesday?

11. Proofreading Warm-up Item 11 James Joyces novel Ulysses published in 1922 caused a stir among critics Corrected James Joyce’s novel Ulysses, published in 1922, caused a stir among critics.

12. Proofreading Warm-up Item 12 while reading the short story the demon lover one is not all together sure if the events is real. Corrected While reading the short story “The Demon Lover,” one is not altogether sure if the events are real.

13. Proofreading Warm-up Item 13 Us students really liked reading Dylan Thomas poetry. Corrected We students really liked reading Dylan Thomas’s poetry.

14. Proofreading Warm-up Item 14 Cheryl and me liked the poem Fern Hill, because of it’s exuberance Corrected Cheryl and I liked the poem “Fern Hill” because of its exuberance. [comma deleted]

15. Proofreading Warm-up Item 15 “Games At Twilight” are set in the period soon after india acheived it’s independence. Corrected “Games at Twilight” is set in the period soon after India achievedits independence.